Seoul apartment sale listings reached 79,919 as of October 28, just 161 below the year's peak, while September transactions fell 56% from May's high amid lending restrictions, higher borrowing costs and buyer resistance. Listings increased 32.3% from the second-half low recorded on August 3 and rose across all 25 districts, led by Seongbuk-gu. Seoul apartment prices nevertheless advanced 0.09% in the week ending October 26, extending their winning streak to 90 weeks, although weekly growth slowed for a second consecutive week. President Lee Jae Myung said on October 31 that patience during the difficult adjustment period would eventually produce results and reaffirmed his government's stabilization efforts, but did not identify specific measures or provide a forecast. Discounted transactions have appeared in some areas and aging reconstruction complexes, while preferred buildings and higher floors continue to command firm prices. Rental listings contracted, buyer sentiment fell to 64.1, and agents cited loan and tax policies as reasons prices in Seoul's Gangnam Three Districts could decline and Seoul-wide prices could soon turn downward.